{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-5-108","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15A V.S.A. § 5-108","heading":"Decree of adoption","body":"(a) A decree of adoption issued under this article shall substantially conform to the relevant requirements of section 3-705 of this title and appeals from a decree, or challenges to it, are governed by section 3-707 of this title.\n(b) The court shall send a copy of the decree to each person named in the petition at the address stated in the petition.\n(c) Within 30 days after a decree of adoption becomes final, the clerk of the court shall prepare a report of the adoption for the State Registrar of Vital Records, and, if the petitioners have requested it, the report shall instruct the State Registrar to issue a new birth certificate to the adoptee, as provided in Article 3, Part 8 of this title.","path":["Title 15A: Adoption Act","Chapter 005: Adoption of Adults and Emancipated Minors"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/15A/005","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"82b26e570dd390e3f2dfedc8b0b40be6797dad372b3768777e28b851670e28ac","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-5-107","next":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-5-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}